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Free YouTube Channel Audit
Paste any public channel and get its real stats, latest uploads and three findings on upload cadence, Shorts vs long-form, breakout videos and titles. Public data only, no login.
Free templates & frameworks
The same briefs, checklists, and frameworks we use with paying clients. Use them on your own channel, share them with your team, fork them for your agency.
- 12 free resources
- Web tools need no sign-up
- PDFs arrive by email
- We don't spam, ever
Free tools
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YouTube Thumbnail Checker
Check a thumbnail against YouTube's 2026 specs (3840 × 2160, 50 MB, 16:9) and preview it on the home feed, in search, in Up next and on a phone, in light and dark mode.
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Video File Size Calculator
How big a video will be from its length and bitrate, or the bitrate that fits a size limit. Presets use YouTube's recommended upload bitrates from 360p to 8K.
Templates and guides
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Video Editing Brief Template (web version)
The same 7-section brief as a free web page: every field with an example, a pre-flight checklist and revision-note phrasing. Copy it as text in one click, no email needed.
Guide · Web
The Complete 2026 Creator Guide
Every framework we use in one document — 5 chapters covering YouTube's roadmap, retention, viral ideas, monetization, and outsourcing.
PDF playbooks
Sent to your inboxTemplate · PDF
The Editor Brief Template
The 7-section creator-to-editor handoff we use on every order, plus a feedback-phrasing playbook and 8 mistakes that cause re-edits.
Checklist · PDF
The 47-Point YouTube Channel Audit
Quarterly self-audit grounded in 2026 platform realities. Score honestly. The diagnostic at the end tells you what to fix first.
Diagnostic · PDF
The Retention Curve Diagnostic
A 2×2 field guide — Cliff, Slide, Plateau, Mountain. What each shape means about your hook, packaging, and edit. Includes a Shorts retention section.
Framework · PDF
The Hook Framework
Six cold-open templates plus a bonus seventh — each with a verified real-creator example (Kurzgesagt, Veritasium, Mark Rober, MrBeast, MKBHD, Johnny Harris).
Playbook + Tracker · PDF + CSV
The Thumbnail A/B Testing Playbook
Composition codes (FL-TR, FB, 3E, CB, PIC, …), a strict winners protocol, 2026 CTR benchmarks by niche, and a reality check on YouTube's Test & Compare. Tracker CSV included.
Calculator + Playbook · PDF + CSV
The Brand Deal CPM Calculator
2026 pricing reference — 15-niche CPM table, sub-tier ranges (Nano → Mega), real adders (whitelisting, exclusivity, perpetual usage), verbatim negotiation language, 8 red flags.
Workflow · PDF
The Repurposing Pipeline (1 → 10)
Turn one long-form into ten short-form posts across Shorts, Reels, TikTok. 2026 platform specs, watermark-suppression rule, −14 LUFS audio targets, 7-day cadence.
Want a custom audit?
Mark Studios can run the 47-point audit on your channel with your YouTube Studio data. It's a paid engagement, quoted in writing before we start, and takes 5 business days.
Request a channel auditWhat's included
- 47-point channel audit (custom-scored)
- Retention curve analysis on last 10 videos
- Packaging review (titles, thumbs, end screens)
- SEO posture review (search vs suggested mix)
- Top 3 fixes ranked by impact
- Loom walkthrough + written PDF
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